WO2003031924A1 - Systeme solaire a capteur de rayonnement bande etroite pour detecter et signaler les feux de foret - Google Patents

Systeme solaire a capteur de rayonnement bande etroite pour detecter et signaler les feux de foret Download PDF

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WO2003031924A1
WO2003031924A1 PCT/US2002/032242 US0232242W WO03031924A1 WO 2003031924 A1 WO2003031924 A1 WO 2003031924A1 US 0232242 W US0232242 W US 0232242W WO 03031924 A1 WO03031924 A1 WO 03031924A1
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Jonathan M. Luck
Stuart Waddell
Howard Coven
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Ambient Control Systems, Inc.
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Priority to US10/898,695 priority patent/US7256401B2/en
Priority to US10/898,640 priority patent/US7129493B2/en
Publication of WO2003031924A8 publication Critical patent/WO2003031924A8/fr
Priority to US11/713,208 priority patent/US20070152158A1/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B17/00—Fire alarms; Alarms responsive to explosion
    • G08B17/005—Fire alarms; Alarms responsive to explosion for forest fires, e.g. detecting fires spread over a large or outdoors area
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B17/00—Fire alarms; Alarms responsive to explosion
    • G08B17/12—Actuation by presence of radiation or particles, e.g. of infrared radiation or of ions
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B25/00—Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems
    • G08B25/01—Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems characterised by the transmission medium
    • G08B25/10—Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems characterised by the transmission medium using wireless transmission systems
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62C—FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62C3/00—Fire prevention, containment or extinguishing specially adapted for particular objects or places
    • A62C3/02—Fire prevention, containment or extinguishing specially adapted for particular objects or places for area conflagrations, e.g. forest fires, subterranean fires
    • A62C3/0271—Detection of area conflagration fires
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62C—FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62C37/00—Control of fire-fighting equipment
    • A62C37/36—Control of fire-fighting equipment an actuating signal being generated by a sensor separate from an outlet device
    • A62C37/38—Control of fire-fighting equipment an actuating signal being generated by a sensor separate from an outlet device by both sensor and actuator, e.g. valve, being in the danger zone
    • A62C37/40—Control of fire-fighting equipment an actuating signal being generated by a sensor separate from an outlet device by both sensor and actuator, e.g. valve, being in the danger zone with electric connection between sensor and actuator

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  • the present invention relates to the use of radiation sensitive sensors to
  • the system employs a
  • photovoltaic module approximately 18 inches square which generates power from
  • battery power source is connected to the controller to power communication for
  • irrigation control is the only energy used. Once a minute, the sytem comes out
  • a power monitor circuit is constructed from electrical
  • circuit technology which is operative at relatively low voltage levels, such as
  • the microprocessor based irrigation controller closes all controlled
  • Controller re-assumes full operability when energy balances
  • terrestrial vandal proof forest fire sensor for remote sensing and accurate reporting of incipient forest fires and to provide radio reporting alarms
  • control centers which individually and collectively report to regional and/or
  • links and/or normal communication links such as telephone wires and/or internet
  • the sensor array which are able to function with thousands of sensors.
  • the sensors operate around the clock and each sensor
  • the detector system of the present invention uses a single solid state
  • a single fixed radiation sensor receives radiation from a mirror that
  • the mirror rotates through a series of angular positions in the horizontal plane of the earth.
  • the mirror covers an elevational angle of between +45 and —45 from the
  • Figure 1 is a function diagram of a sensor unit according to the present
  • Figure 2 is a sketch of a top view of Figure 1 illustrating rotation in the
  • Figure 3 shows the exterior of a unit constructed in accordance with
  • Figure 4 is a block diagram functionally describing a preferred embodiment
  • Figure 5 schematically illustrates directional calibration of the sensor of
  • the sensor system 1 of Figure 1 has a single infrared radiation (IR)
  • detector 12 receiving radiation from source 50 passing through sapphire window
  • the mirror 19 provides 360° rotation in
  • the sensor system 1 provides this narrow band sensitivity by using a detector 12
  • coating has a separate but overlapping pass band. Additionally, there is a
  • micrometer signal has a "flicker" frequency between 1 and 10 hertz which is
  • RMS Root Mean Square
  • each step of the mirror covers an angle on in the
  • detector 12 is amplified at 41 and then analyzed by microprocessor 35 after being
  • the microprocessor controls the analysis of the detection for each six
  • every second contains an approximately 0.3 second segment during
  • the RMS conditioner 37 provides this signal of the
  • the microprocessor flags this segment
  • This further analysis is instrumental in determining if the
  • frequency converter 32 provides this signal to the microprocessor 35.
  • the sensor assembly begins
  • each step having a duration of one second and with each second being divided
  • This 260
  • millisecond time period allows for mechanical stability of the mirror at its new
  • the amplifier 41 is a
  • low frequency amplifier having a passband between approximately 1 and 10
  • the RMS value of the sample is determined and is averaged with previous
  • stepping motor 22 is incremented to the next segment X plus 1 where the same
  • the mirror remains fixed for a time beyond the one second in
  • This period of time may extend up to three minutes in order to provide a
  • the microprocessor has an associated memory having a program with
  • the output signals from the sensor system are able to indicate the
  • the output signal of the detector 12 is, as indicated above, digitized and
  • Detector 12 in a preferred embodiment, is a pyro-electric detector of single
  • PVM Photo-voltaic module
  • FIG. 4 illustrates the various inputs, outputs and
  • control base station 75 terrestrially through a radio repeater 77 or by way of a
  • Satellite to a Satellite Gateway 87 Satellite to a Satellite Gateway 87.
  • the location of the sensor system 1 is determined based upon the GPS
  • the sensor system 1 can include an external call button 47 which can be depressed by
  • tilt and shock sensors 45 provide the mechanisms for such an
  • present invention is equally adaptable at providing indications of fires within
  • system of the present invention is able to not only indicate the beginning of a
  • the present invention allows for the control of a two-way valve to facilitate
  • sensor system 1 controlled by signals from sensor system 1.
  • the system may be wired directly to
  • the sprinkler actuator or it may be set up for remote operation. It is also an
  • the signal analysis along with the sequence provides the ability to not only detect
  • present invention allows for precise location of fires or other physical
  • each of the multiple sensors allows use of "triangulation” in order to pinpoint the
  • the supercpacitors are the primary and only source of energy. As solar energy or
  • the supercapacitors are charged up and
  • Orientation calibration of the sensor of the present invention can be
  • the opto device 96 include an optical sensor
  • 94 may be made of gold or some other material providing precise reflection to the
  • the Opto device 96 is used to calibrate the mirrors rotational position and provides such information to the microprocessor 35. Alignment to
  • steps past the calibration point is stored by the microprocessor such that true

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La présente invention concerne un capteur de rayonnement (1) qui détecte le rayonnement électromagnétique dans les limites d'une bande étroite du spectre électromagnétique. Il utilise à cet effet un unique détecteur infrarouge fixe (12) pour couvrir à 360° une zone dans une pluralité de secteurs segmentés obtenus par rotation d'un miroir (19) pour chacun des secteurs, la détection du rayonnement en provenance de chaque secteur fournissant une indication de la présence d'un phénomène physique (50) tel qu'un feu de forêt. Le capteur unique fixe et la rotation du miroir permettent la réalisation d'une unité alimentée à l'énergie solaire. Cette unité peut s'employer seule, ou intégrée à un système de positions en grille si l'on veut couvrir une grande zone de détection, de façon à assurer un fonctionnement continu donnant des indications d'alarme fiables.
PCT/US2002/032242 2001-10-10 2002-10-10 Systeme solaire a capteur de rayonnement bande etroite pour detecter et signaler les feux de foret WO2003031924A1 (fr)

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CA002462607A CA2462607C (fr) 2001-10-10 2002-10-10 Systeme solaire a capteur de rayonnement bande etroite pour detecter et signaler les feux de foret
US10/492,155 US7154095B2 (en) 2001-10-10 2002-10-10 Solar powered narrow band radiation sensing system for detecting and reporting forest fires
US10/898,695 US7256401B2 (en) 2001-10-10 2004-07-23 System and method for fire detection
US10/898,640 US7129493B2 (en) 2001-10-10 2004-07-23 Method and apparatus for photovoltaic cells of solar powered radiation sensing system antenna
US11/713,208 US20070152158A1 (en) 2001-10-10 2007-03-02 System and method for fire detection

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